Elites and the Idea of Equality : : A Comparison of Japan, Sweden, and the United States / / Steven Kelman, Gary R. Orren, Joji Watanuki, Ikuo Kabashima, G. Donald Ferree, Jr., Sidney Verba, Ichiro Miyake.

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• VerfasserIn: Verba, Sidney,; Ferree, Jr., G. Donald,; Kabashima, Ikuo,; Kelman, Steven,; Orren, Gary R.,; Watanuki, Joji,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1987
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (331 p.) :; illustrations

What equality means in three modern democracies, both to leaders of important groups and to challengers of the status quo, is the subject of this wide-ranging canvass of perceptions and policy. It is based on extensive questionnaire data gathered from leaders in various segments of society in each c...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Equality and the Welfare State
• The Historical Context of Equality
• Who are the Leaders?
• Equality demands and the Political System
• The dimensions of Equality
• The Inequality of Income
• Has equality gone Too Far? A note on Sweden
• Political Equality
• Political and Economic Equality
• Gender Equality
• Conclusion
• Appendix: Overview of sampling
• Notes
• Index